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Cavs coach John Bachman, Sr., said he's never seen a better group of defensive backs in his 35 years of coaching than Oklahoma State signee Rodarius "LeeLee" Williams, LSU signee Andraez "Greedy" Williams and Chanse Sylvie, who enrolled early at Oklahoma. Greedy said at one point all three were strongly considering the Sooners, but they eventually decided different schools would offer the right fit.

For Greedy, the chance to go to his dream school proved impossible to pass up, and he turned down late offers for in-home visits from big schools such as Mississippi State and Texas A&M. He's looking forward to getting on campus this summer and competing with one of the nation's top recruiting classes.

"It feels great, knowing I've got guys that can play with me at the same level," Williams said. "(Coaches) told me that I'm going to come in, they going to teach me through the summer and basically just work hard and see what my chances is at getting on the field."

Every Saturday next fall he plans to check in with his brother and see how things are going for the Cowboys, who began following him early in the process. That meant a lot to LeeLee, Calvary's leader with four interceptions last season.

It won't be easy to play defensive back in the offensive-minded Big 12, a conference full of great offensive minds with dynamic quarterbacks and receivers. But LeeLee said he's ready to step in and play for an OSU secondary in need of some immediate help after losing two seniors.

"It’s going to be a great challenge," Williams said. "It’ll just show me what I’m made of as a freshman and hopefully I can be a Freshman All-American."

LeeLee returned punts and Greedy returned kickoffs for the Cavs, so Bachman expects both to get the chance to make plays on special teams at the next level. He called Wednesday an "accumulation" of the talent Calvary's signees possessed since he first saw them play in seventh grade and said they're ready to move on to the next level.

Fitzwater headed to Tulsa

Tulsa might not be the first destination most college football fans would think of for a traditional tight end such as Calvary's David Fitzwater.

But the big senior believes he'll fit in well and have a chance to do plenty of blocking for new coach Philip Montgomery, who led the Golden Hurricane to six wins and an Independence Bowl berth in his first season. Fitzwater went to a practice in Shreveport during that week and liked what he saw and heard enough to sign with Tulsa Wednesday afternoon.

"They're really fast-paced moving in their practices," Fitzwater said. "They always hop around and stuff and they're really exciting to watch, so it made me really think that's the place to be."

Offensive lineman Braden Carter also will join his teammates in the college football ranks as part of the first-ever signing class at NAIA Division II Cincinnati Christian.